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Musineon naomiensis

L.M. Shultz & F.J. Smith

Mt. Naomi Musineon

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G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1044144

Element CodePDAPI1C050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderApiales

FamilyApiaceae

GenusMusineon

Concept Reference

Shultz, L.M., and F.J. Smith. 2018. Novelties in Musineon (Apiaceae) and Orthocarpus (Orobanchaceae) in the Northern Wasatch Mountains of Utah and Idaho. Madroño 65(1):60-64.

Taxonomic Comments

"Considered by earlier authors as conspecific with the yellow-flowered Musineon lineare, M. naomiensis is distinctive both morphologically and ecologically" (Shultz and Smith 2018).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2018-05-29

Change Date2018-05-29

Edition Date2018-05-29

Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Known from the Bear River Range of Utah and southern Idaho, and the Wellsville Range of Utah.

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to the northern Wasatch Mountains, in the Bear River Range and the Wellsville Range (Schultz and Smith 2018).

Occurrences Comments

Known within a restricted range in Utah and Idaho (Schultz and Smith 208). "Searches of similar habitats in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming have failed to extend its range." (Schultz and Smith 2018).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Restricted to high elevation rock crevices on dolomitic limestone of the Silurian Laketown formation (Schultz and Smith 2018). Grows within subalpine communities dominated by Picea engelmannii, Abies lasiocarpa, and Pinus flexilis (Schultz and Smith 2018).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandBare rock/talus/scree

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	S1	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922

References (1)

Shultz, L.M., and F.J. Smith. 2018. Novelties in <i>Musineon </i>(Apiaceae) and <i>Orthocarpus </i>(Orobanchaceae) in the Northern Wasatch Mountains of Utah and Idaho. Madroño 65(1):60-64.